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You need to use a StartupItem. These will run the script on system startup. You need to place the executable shell script in a folder placed in /Library/StartupItems. The filename of the script MUST be the same as the folder. You then need to include a plist, name StartupParameters.plist. Not exactly sure on the contents of the plist, there startup item I use was written by somebody else. But this thread will explain the startup item I use and the process of creating it... http://www.edugeek.net/forums/mac/43879-snow-leopard-ad-integration-woes.html Check out the first post by Ephelyon. There are a few resources on startupitems on google as well

I have deployed using DS. Problem is, there aren't any particular machines that are behaving badly. It is a very intermittent and random problem. In Directory Utility, even when the AD hasn't responded, the bind still exists, but just has a red light and says that the domain server does not respond. Things that can give a quick fix are re-binding the machine, restarting or unplugging the ethernet cable and replugging when the OD connection is lost. Sometimes these steps work, sometimes it takes bloody ages!! As a quick fix, I have stopped the machines sleeping during the day, as a sleep seems to restart the directory service and sometimes after waking the AD Domain isn't found. So by stopping sleeping, once the machine is bound to both domains in the morning, it should stay that way for the rest of the day. Not very carbon neutral I know, but I have no choice. One thing Apple could build into the next OS update is if the directory service can continually refresh a bad connection until it becomes good. This might mean a bit of time for machines that aren't playing ball, but at least they should all eventually connect.

Hi, They are mac minis, of varying age. Some have Nvidia chips and others don't, but the problem doesn't seem to reside on any particular machine type. I've done some debug logging, and the only errors I can find are the following... 14260 - eDSBufferTooSmall 14002 - eDSOpenNodeFailed These errors both occur during an unsuccessful boot attempt (in that both directories are not found) These don't show me anything in particular, but then my largely untrained mind might be missing something quite important!! 've looked around on the net for any answers but nothing obvious is sticking out. Any ideas????!!!! Thanks, Arron

Hi, I struggled to synopsise my problem into a title, but i've tried my best! Basically, I am running a dual directory set up where students login with their AD credentials. Password policies have been forced meaning students have to change their passwords after a period of time. With the accounts being mobile accounts, a login keychain is saved on first logon. This means that once the password is changed, the keychain saved on the mobile account is incorrect and an error occurs during the login. It's easy to resolve, there is an option in the error box to update the keychain, but this doesn't comply with my wishes for the system to be completely seamless. In a secondary school, some of the users aren't very forgiving when they have something different pop up! Anybody know how to disable login keychains? I've looked around and can't find any useful info! Thanks, Arron

Thank you for your replies. Today was the first day that students used the environment, so i've been very busy today and haven't looked into any of your solutions, but i'll be sure to get back in the week and let you know how I get on. As a quick fix, i've set the computers not to sleep during the day, so the problem only occurs in the morning. Takes a few reboots on some machines to find both domains, but once it's done, the machine is completely available for the whole day. Somehow I can't see the problem being timeskew. Although I haven't fully investigated this, I can't see why it would connect sometimes and not others? This means that the server or client must be drifting in and out of time, which is unlikely. Correct me if i'm wrong!! And I did an update to 10.6.3 last week in a hope that this would help, and it had no effect whatsoever. Shame really!

I've just deployed my new AD/OD system out to about 50 macs in the dept, and having this problem!! Generally, things are fine, but usually there are around 5-10 machines (out of 30) in a suite that will not find the AD domain on first boot. Generally a reboot will sort the problem, but a lot of the time it takes a fair few boots before i have both "Network Accounts Available". Not a great problem in a school where it is important that things "just work" straight away! At the same time as me deploying the new mac server in the dept. the main IT network structure has changed and upgraded to Windows 2008 servers. It is only since this change that I have had these intermittent problems. It's such a pain that I get my problems when the mac server and clients are not bound to an RM build anymore!! Based on the problems arising after the Windows 2008 upgrade, the only thing I can blame it on is that changes in 2008 do not bode well for dual directory mac clients. I hoped this article would solve my problem.. Mac OS X: Cannot authenticate when Active Directory includes Windows 2008 Servers but it did nothing. Which was a shame as it describes the fault perfectly. So, not a helpful comment to anybody, but I just wanted to join the gang. Hopefully something will arise soon, and I will continue to investigate and update if anything changes!!

I think i've just figured out what's wrong. The address to the share was incorrect, but the log file misled me into thinking something was wrong with the path. Damn log files!! Thanks for your help.

I'm in the process of using launchd to launch a script at login which automounts students windows home shares to the desktop. I am using the script which is available from the deploystudio wiki (deploystudio - OS X 10.5 Login Hooks), but I am consistently getting errors. the jist of the code i'm using is... ## Set the $usrname variable usrname=$(/usr/bin/id -P | awk -F: '{ print $1 }') if [ $usrname != "admin" ] then if [ $usrname != "root" ] then mkdir /Users/$usrname/Desktop/"School Home" mount_smbfs //$usrname@[server]/$usrname$ /Users/$usrname/Desktop/"School Home" I have given up trying to get it working in the script as I am consistently getting the following error in the log... mount_smbfs: mount error: /Users/[usrname]/Desktop/School Home: No such file or directory I have started trying to simply get this working in the terminal replacing the variables with ones i know are correct, but get the same error consistently saying that the path doesn't exist!! But it blatently does!!! Can anybody see what i'm doing wrong, or have had the same problem and solved it? I've spent the past 48 hours pulling my hair out!! thanks, Arron

Hi, I'm currently configuring a dual directory setup which is allowing users to authenticate with their AD credentials but get mac preferences according to their group in Open Directory. However, the home directories are specific to this part of the school (music dept), so are being hosted on the mac server in my own large HDD's. I have managed to set it up so that the mobile account from the mac server is downloaded to the local drive, and the directory can sync up on login fine, and I can also do it manually with no problems. The Workgroup manager preference for mobility is set up properly as far as i'm aware (in the home sync tab, set to 'Always' and Logout is ticked along with the other buttons), but the logout sync simply doesnt happen. Even when changes are made. When I log back in as the user, the home will sync up fine, but this really needs to happen on logout incase a student moves computer etc etc. Anybody had a similar problem?? I've tried doing things like disabling manual sync, in a desperate attempt but no joy! Thanks, Arron

Thanks! What model number is your Sony display?

Thanks for the info about setting weekday power-ups in the BIOS. That will be very handy! However, with the size of our site, getting somebody to go round turning on all the screens might be a problem. We will have 9 screens across 9 separate buildings. I know I wouldn't want to do it every day, it will end up being around a 20 minute job. Especially not nice in the rain. If the process can be automated then I think it will be more successful.

This was actually suggested to me the other day by a colleague, and it's a very simple solution! However, in my experience with tv's, when it's switched on it automatically goes to standby and a button has to be pressed on the remote for the tv to start up. It might be a case of taking a look around a shop and asking the staff to go round taking the plugs out of the tvs and putting them back in. If I find one that starts up automatically then i'm in business!! If not, then i'm still stuck!!

Hi, We are currently looking into digital signage and I am intrigued by the XIBO app so we can try and save a big heap of money. My only problem with this is that other expensive signage solutions with built in software can have automatic power on/off scheduled quite easily, but because the xibo has nothing to do with the display itself this obviously can't be done. Has anyone had any experience with displays which either have built in on/off timers? I have come across some, but they are limited in that after the automatic 'on' has happened, the display will automatically go to standby after 2 hours. Another option is to have the client pc to be scheduled to hibernate. With a standard monitor this would result in a standby, but does anyone know of any televisions which have a similar function? I've seen some Sony models with PC Power management, which will put the screen on standby after the PC signal is lost, but when the pc wakes up, does the tv turn on again?! This is obviously very specific and i'm hoping somebody has solved similar problems! Thanks!